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CIS Fall Workshops being planned.

CIS trainers are busy scheduling and preparing for regional fall staff development workshops.  There will be many exciting enhancements in our Fall 2008 release.  Watch for more information in early August.

Reality Check now available.

Use Oregon Reality Check CIS has adapted a program developed in Texas called Reality Check. This new product allows young people to select lifestyle options and find out how much money they need to earn to support their choices. They also can find occupations that match these lifestyle needs or create a lifestyle based upon their occupation of choice. Reality Check is now available for individual use.  Click here and save the homepage in your favorites or click on the icon on the left under the CIS for Internet link. 

MyChildsFuture.org

Parent Involvement = Future Success Parents

Parents are the most influential people in their children's career decisions, and now we have a website just for Oregon parents. Check out MyChildsFuture.org and share this resource with parents you know and work with.
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Spring newsletter is now online.

If you did not receive your Keywords newsletter in the mail, you can download it now.  Go to News and click on the Spring 2008 newsletter link.

Partner Agency News

As part of Oregon's Partnership for Occupational and Career Information (POCI), Oregon CIS works closely with the Oregon Employment Department, Oregon Department of Education, and Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development to ensure that Oregonians have access to the best labor market and career information possible.  Below are news items from these agencies.


Working in Oregon: Now and in the Future
Recent employment trends, 10-year projections, and the economic argument in favor of higher educational attainment.

Lane County Employment Trends Positive Despite Manufacturing Losses
While the county's important wood products and transportation equipment sectors have taken major blows, total employment is still slightly ahead of its position last year.

Nursery Workers Really Dig Plants
Oregon's nursery workers are key to getting these valuable products to market. Read on to find out what these jobs contribute, the duties they entail, and future opportunities.

Why You Should Stay Healthy, Buy Clothes in July, and Probably Sell Your Car
Inflation is on everyone's mind these days. How is inflation calculated? And how have western states' prices changed for different slices of our spending pie?

Retirement-Age Workers Do Large Share of Household and Farm Work
Close to 4 percent of Oregon's workers are ages 65 and over. Read on for a snapshot of the industries with the largest shares of older workers.

Is Oregon's FIRE Out?
In the face of a national housing slowdown, how are Oregon's finance, insurance, and real estate industries holding up?

Want A Good Job? Get a Good Education!
This article describes how people with higher levels of educational attainment have higher earnings and face less unemployment than those with less education.

Unemployment Rate Matches U.S., Ending 12-Year Streak
Analysis of the employment and unemployment data for June 2008.

Oregon's Nursery Industry: A History of Growth
The crop value of Oregon's greenhouse and nursery products recently topped $1 billion. This article describes the history, trade, and workforce of this valuable industry.

Things Look Different Here
Portland's economy has recently fared better than the national and state economies. What is keeping the economy strong, and what opportunities does the area have for future growth?

The Working Poor in 1989 and 2005
The share of Oregonians characterized as the "working poor" – those below the poverty line, but in the labor force most of the year – has not changed much since 1989.

Oregon's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Workforce
High prices at the gas pump should pump up demand for workers with energy efficiency and renewable energy skills.

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Oregonians @ Work: Wage Inequality In Oregon
Gap between high- and low-wage earners widens.

Oregon's High Wage Workers
How many workers in Oregon are earning "high wages," which industries employ these workers, is the number of high-wage workers growing or declining over time?

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